Here’s How Arizona’s Doug Ducey Ranks Among Country’s Governors

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey slipped eight points in a new quarterly poll released Tuesday by Morning Consult. According to the Q2 poll, 41 percent of voters approve of the job he’s doing, compared to 43 percent who don’t. Another 16 percent said they don’t know or have no opinion of the governor according to the poll, which had a 1 percent error margin in Arizona.

Ducey is among governors in 14 states who fell at 41 percent approval rating or lower. He is challenged in the Aug. 28 primary by Ken Bennett, former Arizona secretary of state.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in the United States, according to the poll, which showed 69 percent of voters approve of Baker, while only 17 percent disapprove and the rest don’t know or have no opinion of the governor. Baker is up for reelection in 2018 and the latest polling has him comfortably ahead in the race.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, both Republicans, captured the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the quarterly poll, retaining the same spots as the first quarterly poll conducted in 2018.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican who ranked No. 3 in the first quarterly poll, saw a whopping loss in his favorability, falling out of the top 10 and landing three spots from the bottom 10, according to Morning Consult. According to the poll, Scott’s support fell among both among registered voters in his own party and independents, but he remains popular among Democrats. The change comes after Scott signed gun restriction bills in the state, the poll noted.

Replacing Scott for the No. 3 spot was another Republican, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama.

New governors in New Jersey and Virginia, both Democrats, saw gains in the polls between the first and second quarter.

Here are the top 10 governors in America:

Charlie Baker (R-Massachusetts)
Larry Hogan (R-Maryland)
Kay Ivey (R-Alabama)
Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire)
Dennis Daugaard (R-South Dakota)
Matt Mead (R-Wyoming)
Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada)
Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
Nathan Deal (R-Georgia)
Greg Abbott (R-Texas)

Here are the bottom 10 governors in America:

Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma)
Dan Malloy (D-Connecticut)
Bruce Rauner (R-Illinois)
Matt Bevin (R-Kentucky)
Bill Walker (I-Alaska)
Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
Paul Lepage (R-Maine)
Rick Snyder (R-Michigan)
Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin)
David Ige (D-Hawaii)

Morning Consult conducted 326,051 surveys with registered U.S. voters from April 1 to June 30 for the poll. (You can see the full methodology here.)

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